Wellington.Scoop
If the Basin Flyover inquiry has seemed till now to be hearing a disproportionate amount of concern about the welfare of cricketers, things have changed at last with local people starting to give evidence about their concerns. Read more »

News from Wellington Rape Crisis
Wellington Rape Crisis today launches its annual appeal week that will see the service taking part in seven days of awareness raising and fundraising, culminating in the annual street appeal on Friday. Read more »

Press Release – Tertiary Education Union
“To reclaim tertiary education for students we need to introduce living allowances for all students, and start working immediately to eliminate student fees.” Read more »

Major General Tim Gall today became the Commander Joint Forces New Zealand. At a change of command parade held at Trentham, he Gall was promoted to his new rank and took command of Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand. Read more »

Press Release – Bartley and Company Art
Engage yourself in an amazing range of contemporary art this Thursday for the Cuba Art Quarter when seven galleries extend their opening hours until 8pm. Explore featured exhibitions and gallery stock rooms within a 100 metre radius from the corner of Cuba and Ghuznee Streets. You won’t need your walking shoes to cover this territory. Read more »

Press Release – Warehouse
The global onesie phenomenon is hitting New Zealand on Saturday 12 April as The Warehouse, the Home of Onesies, seeks to break the world record for the biggest gathering of onesie wearers, in independent attempts that will take place simultaneously in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. Read more »

Press Release – Firefly Cinemas
Firefly Cinemas launched Wellington’s first drive-in cinema this summer. To see the end of their season off with a bang, they are showing Back To The Future One & Two back-to back on April the 13th, at Trentham Racecourse. Read more »

Press Release – Five Mile Town
On the back of a successful Australian tour that included a venue-fire in Adelaide and a sold-out show in Melbourne, Auckland ex-pats Five Mile Town are set to begin their biggest New Zealand tour to date in support of their latest single ‘The Lucky Ones’. Read more »

Press Release – Arts Access Aotearoa
American Joel Snyder, one of the first audio describers in the world, will talk next week to arts and cultural organisations in Wellington about the techniques he uses to provide audio description to blind and vision impaired people. Read more »

Press Release – Netball Central
Netball Central Zone has finalised its U23 management team for 2014 with the appointments of Priyani de Silva-Currie as Assistant Coach and Margaret Perry as Team Manager. Read more »

Press Release – Fulbright NZ
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and New Zealand Minister of Education Hekia Parata today announced the establishment of the Fulbright Distinguished Teaching Awards Programme. The first two recipients are Fiona Jeffries from Paraparaumu College and Su Mukand from Papatoetoe High School. Read more »